Pakistan: A Pawn in Trump's India Strategy, Used and Thrown Away

• Pakistan initially believed it outplayed India in Trump's tariff game, securing a 19% US tariff while India faced 50%.
• The mood shifted when a new India-US deal cut Indian tariffs to 18%, removed oil-related penalties, and offered zero-duty entry for high-value exports.
• Pakistan's military leadership, including General Asim Munir, heavily invested in flattering Trump, hoping for strategic and economic gains.
• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated in Parliament that Pakistan was treated "worse than toilet paper" by the US, used during Afghan wars and then discarded.
• The US National Security Strategy for 2025 mentions India four times, linking it to Indo-Pacific security, while Pakistan appears only once in a passing reference.